Let's Study Famous Folks - March Calendar

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Let’s Study Famous Folks – March Calendar

Switch things up with this March calendar

What’s the cure for Spring fever? Well, adding a creative activity that nourishes curiosity is a perfect place to start! The March calendar is full of daily study gems are perfect for adding that something special to nourish the curiosity of your middle and high school student.

Get your ‘go-to’ goodness that will enrich your learning without overwhelming or stressing anyone out. It’s perfect for the season we live in and you can even hand it off to your kids and let them learn independently if that how you need to roll with learning at home.

31 Days to Celebrate Famous People born in March

Stay connected with your tweens and teens, by learning about famous people and celebrating quirky holidays – like Alfred Hitchcock Day.

The Let’s Study Famous Folks – March Calendar is 31 Days of Fun Learning Opportunities!

Your middle & high schoolers will enjoy learning about:

Writers/Poets/Artists/Musicians

Sandro Botticelli – Italian Renaissance Artisit
Sholem Aleichem [Solomon Rabinowitz] – Yiddish author & playwright best known for Fiddler on the Roof.
Theodor Geisel’s (Dr. Seuss) – American children’s book author
Antonio Vivaldi – Composer
Michelangelo – Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet
Elizabeth Barrett Browning – British Poet
Douglas Adams – Author of Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.
Nat King Cole – an American singer
Andrew Lloyd Webber – English composer (Phantom of the Opera, Cats)
Aretha Franklin – American singer-songwriter known as “The Queen of Soul”.
Robert Frost – American poet
Vincent van Gogh – Dutch artist, painter, and pioneer of Expressionism
Johann Sebastian Bach – German composer

Scientists/Explorers/Inventors

George M. Pullman -, Inventor of the railway sleeping car.
Alexander Graham Bell – Inventor of the telephone
Prince Henry the Navigator – Explorer
Valentina Tereshkova – The first woman in space.
Amerigo Vespucci – Explorer
Albert Einstein – Scientist
Gottlieb Daimler – German inventor, who designed 1st motorcycle
Rudolf Diesel – French-born German engineer who invented the diesel engine.
David Livingstone – famous missionary, physician and explore from Scotland.
Joseph Priestley – famous English chemist, theologian, and author
Wilhelm Röntgen’ – German physicist who discovered X-rays.
Robert Bunsen – German chemist who invented the Bunsen Burner.
René Descartes – French philosopher

Historical Leaders/Heroes/”Baddies”

Saint David, Patron Saint of Wales
Henry II, King of England
David II Bruce, King of the Scots
Rob Roy – Scottish folk hero
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. – US 59th Supreme Court Justice
Ferdinand II, King of Aragon (Spain)
Giuliano de’ Medici – Son of the famous monarch family of Florence, Italy.
Saint Nicholas’ (Nikolaos of Myra) – Bishop who became the model for Santa Claus
Andrew Jackson – 7th US President
James Madison – 4th US President
Grover Cleveland – 22nd and 24th US President
Arthur Neville Chamberlain – Former British Prime Minister
William Bradford – First Governor of Plymouth colony
John Tyler – 10th US President
Cesar Chavez – American farm labor leader

Other Interesting Famous Folks To Learn About

Momofuku Ando – Inventor of instant noodles and cup noodles
Lou Costello – American comedian and actor
Willard Scott – American weather forecaster
Bobby Fischer – Famous Chess player
Chuck Norris – American martial arts actor
Charles Grey, 2nd Earl – Former Prime Minister of the UK
Fred Rogers – Famous American children’s TV host (Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood)
John D. Rockefeller III – Philanthropist (oil)
Fannie Farmer – American culinary pioneer
Harry Houdini – Famous magician/escape artist
Bart Conner – American gymnast
Ingvar Kamprad – Swedish businessman & founder of IKEA.

Have Fun Celebrating These Special Days

Everyone will have fun learning about:

Read Across America Day
National Anthem Day (US)
World Storytelling Day
National Grammar Day
Pi Day (3.14)
National Proofreading Day
World Kidney Day
Alfred Hitchcock Day
The Ides of March
Saint Patrick’s Day
Spring equinox
Tolkien Reading Day
Passover

Whether you are studying medieval history or modern (or something in between) there are so many people you can find in this month’s birthday list that will inspire your kids to learn just a bit more about something that piques their historical curiosity. Music & literature are covered too with reading suggestions and resources to get the most out of the day’s activity.

March is way more than just St. Paddy’s Day. With your Let’s Study Famous Folks – March Calendar, you can inspire your middle and high school students and nourish their curiosity each day of the month.

Upper elementary through high school students will also enjoy the Get Fit! 12-week exercise routine. They can use it to help fulfill Phys. Ed. class credit.